Saturday, August 18, 2018

Hikone - On the Way to the Castle

After leaving Himeji, I took the train to Hikone and spent the night. I stayed at a hotel that let you pick your own pillow and that used a punch in number system instead of room keys.


After the buffet breakfast and checking out of the hotel, I walked toward my destination, Hikone Castle.



I think this shop makes grave markers.





Hikone's Gokoku Shrine was preparing for their festival.  I attended the Gokoku Shrine Matsuri in Shizoka two years ago.



















2 comments:

Queeniepatch said...

A PIN number system for unlocking doors is so much better than keys that you can loose or forget to return - until you forget the number!

Leonore Winterer said...

You look at these temples and graves and think how Japan is so beautiful, serene and elegant...and then suddenly, there is a cute samurai helmet cat grave marker!